Five years after comedians Eric André and Clayton English were searched by police officers in the Atlanta airport, they have settled a federal lawsuit.
The lawsuit, which was originally filed in October 2022, alleged that André and English were racially profiled illegally stopped by Clayton County police at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
On Tuesday, attorneys for the comedians announced that the lawsuit was settled.
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While they did not say the county admitted fault, they did say the the county has ended its practice of having officers stopping and searching travelers without reasonable suspicion.
Attorneys go on to say that as part of the settlement, Clayton County police assigned to the airport will now be required to wear body cameras.
"It's a major victory that Clayton County has confirmed that it has ended this program and is now taking steps to prevent this type of abuse from happening in the future," said André said in a statement.
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"What happened to me was wrong, and I wasn't willing to let it happen to other people," said English.
When the incident happened in 2021, André thought the plain clothes officers were with Atlanta police and then the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency before airport officials confirmed the incident involved Clayton County officers.
Clayton County police said that André consented to a search of his belongings, which he denied.
Details on the settlement have not been released.
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